Salutations all! It’s been a while and I hope you all are well and somehow surviving during these trying times. If that last phrase didn’t trigger you, then either you […]
[Part 1] Shine: A somewhat thorough summary of a not quite so autobiography of a former K-pop Idol
I had the pleasure of reading Jessica Jung‘s “Shine” this past week once I finally picked it up at the book store (before buying it off of Amazon because it […]
3 AM Thoughts: How to Come out From a Parasocial Relationship?
I’m back again with a “brief” 3 AM thought post based on a search inquiry that brought someone to this blog a few days ago: Apparently, someone wanted to know […]
Kleenex Pop: Clothes in K-pop
This post has been on the backlog of my drafts for months! Probably reaching a year in a couple months or so. Mainly because I’ve been stumped on how to […]
A Lesson on Fansites: Headliner v. Jungkook
[March 9, 2022 update: I just edited for clarity and updated some links and the header image.] So I got interested in the concept of K-pop fansites after I saw […]
What Do You Think, Yoongi: A Lesson on Jim Jones & Jonestown
[This post was updated on March 21, 2022 to fix some grammatical mistakes and spelling errors. I also added headers and a table of contents for an easier tl;dr experience]. […]
CEO Bang and the BigHit Chocolate Factory: Trouble in Paradise
Hello, after being able to post for the last week or so, I think I can officially say that I’m back. After an approximate one month hiatus in which I […]
LGBTQ in Korea Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hello all, once again I bring you a post that I hope you will receive fondly. I think a lot of people have heard about the new cluster of cases […]
RM’s Reading Recommends and a Lesson on Racial Fetishization
What? A post two days in a row? Unfounded. Impossible. Not justifiable. No one asked and yet, here I am with another blog post. I know. I’m shocked as well, […]
Piggy Dolls: K-pop’s Forgotten Chubby Girl Group
Did you know that K-pop actually had a girl group debut that wasn’t forced to be stick thin and diet on just ice cubes? Yes, back in 2011, a girl […]